On May 4th, 1970, the day still lives in infamy as 4 students at the Kent State University in Kent, Ohio were shot dead by the National Guard. A student lead protest had occurred at the university where many students were protesting the new involvement of the nation into Cambodia. The National Guard fired over 60 bullets into the crowd of protesters killing 4 students instantly as well has injuring 9 more. Many students who were onlookers as well as passerbies were also hurt when they were caught in the cross-fire.
Although the brief conflict only lasted 13 second in total, they had left their mark significantly. The shooting erupted a massive opposition by the rest of the Anti-War movement around the country. The shootings only strengthen the movement unlike the government’s original thoughts of dispersing it.
It became as large an issue as the My Lai Massacre in which a group of Army soldiers on a Search & Destroy mission brutally slaughtered a whole village in Vietnam which consisted of the Elderly, Women, and Children due to frustration of the fighting. It became another important issue in America to see if the government was willing to hurt innocent civilians in order for them to continue their campaign of terror in the Asia.
On May 4th, 1970, the day still lives in infamy as 4 students at the Kent State University in Kent, Ohio were shot dead by the National Guard. A student lead protest had occurred at the university where many students were protesting the new involvement of the nation into Cambodia. The National Guard fired over 60 bullets into the crowd of protesters killing 4 students instantly as well has injuring 9 more. Many students who were onlookers as well as passerbies were also hurt when they were caught in the cross-fire.
Although the brief conflict only lasted 13 second in total, they had left their mark significantly. The shooting erupted a massive opposition by the rest of the Anti-War movement around the country. The shootings only strengthen the movement unlike the government’s original thoughts of dispersing it.
It became as large an issue as the My Lai Massacre in which a group of Army soldiers on a Search & Destroy mission brutally slaughtered a whole village in Vietnam which consisted of the Elderly, Women, and Children due to frustration of the fighting. It became another important issue in America to see if the government was willing to hurt innocent civilians in order for them to continue their campaign of terror in the Asia.
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